Tampa entrepreneur Kimberlee Curtis is bringing Gold’s Gym to the Tampa Bay area. A year ago, Kimberlee was having lunch with her business partners when a discussion about how fast Tampa is growing sparked conversation about the need for another strength training gym in the area, specifically a Gold’s Gym. A week later, Kimberlee and her partners were on the phone with Gold’s to discuss becoming a franchisee. Within a few months, they signed on to own development rights to open several Gold’s Gym franchises in the Tampa/St. Pete/Sarasota Market. Multiple clubs are planned to open in the region over the next several years, with the first finding its home in the heart of the Gas Worx development in Downtown Tampa.

Gold’s will lease a 25,000 SF triangle-shaped warehouse at 802 N 12^th Street, directly south of Four Green Fields. Darryl Shaw, the developer behind Gas Worx has owned the warehouse since 2016, and this is the second fitness concept Shaw has brought to the Ybor City area just this year, with Tampa Pickleball Crew signing a lease with Shaw earlier this year to open a covered pickleball facility in a warehouse located along East Second Avenue.

In a statement, Curtis said “The Gold's Gym brand embodies everything fitness enthusiasts and I love about strength training. Opening the first-ever Gold's Gym in downtown Tampa will create a positive and supportive environment where members can achieve their goals, motivate one another, and make new friends while building a real sense of community." The building is undergoing renovations to bring a state-of-the-art strength training gym with indoor & outdoor training spaces, such as the Venice Beach flagship location. Curtis is involved in the Tampa area, and looks to bring an upgraded membership option that includes private lounge/co-working space, luxury locker rooms, a pro shop, smoothie bar, posing studio, and specialty equipment rooms for members use.

The Gas Worx location has a planned opening for Fall 2023, with a grand opening date to be announced as fall gets closer. Updates will be provided over time through the gym's Instagram page which can be found here: @goldsgymtampa.gasworx

Sources: Tampa Bay Business Journals | The Patch | Kimberlee Curtis